Chapter 806 Confident Commissioner

Even if it is true history, the United States finally expressed its willingness to transfer nuclear reactor technology, which was negotiated by Mountbatten. However, it was not until the 1960s that Britain got what it wanted, and by that time even France had overcome all obstacles to nuclear reactors.

You must know that the gap between Britain and France after the war was actually very large. France was busy suppressing colonial resistance everywhere, and devoted a lot of energy to these military operations. It did not have the conditions of Britain at all, but in the end they successfully developed nuclear submarines.

Technically speaking, nuclear reactors should not be difficult for the UK. With this technical foundation, negotiations with the United States should not be difficult. However, Britain has encountered trouble in its original history.

To sum up the reasons, Alan Wilson compared the two histories. In the original history, Britain was almost held hostage by the debt of the United States. As a result, Britain was helpless in dealing with the United States after the war, and was in an embarrassing situation where it did not dare to fall out even if it wanted to.

At the same time, the United States holds high the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States and uses debt and aid as bait to prevent the United Kingdom from turning its back.

During the whole process, in fact, after the war, Britain continued to sell off its imperial heritage to the United States and received assistance and technical support from the United States. Every time the United States showed up to help, it was Britain that had betrayed the British Empire again. Benefits in exchange until the final disintegration of the British Empire.

Now, the biggest difference is that by making a fortune in British India, using Australia's cheap mineral resources as a backing, supplementing it with labor workers in British Malaya, and using the entire remaining pound area as a market, the British Get rid of the huge debt caused by the world war.

When the debt problem no longer exists, Britain will have much more confidence when negotiating with the United States. Some weights will not be used like the original history, such as the Federal Republic of Germany joining NATO.

After all, Germany was the source of the world war, not just once, but two world wars. The establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty was also established under the banner of supporting the Soviet Union externally and defending Germany internally.

The United States is calling for the Federal Republic of Germany to become a full member of NATO in just a few years, but Britain and France can bargain and let the United States provide some benefits.

From his father-in-law's telegram, Alan Wilson could tell that Mountbatten must have used this matter to bargain. It cannot be said to be the whole reason, but at least it was part of the reason.

In two different histories, on the surface Britain appears to be little different as we approach the decade after the end of World War II.

British India was lost all the same, and the size of the huge Royal Navy was also shrinking.

However, the core is completely different. Alan Wilson believes that Britain will eventually take a different path from that in history.

It is enough that nuclear submarines are progressing smoothly. As for the all-nuclear fleet, Britain is a global navy. Even without nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, naval bases around the world can maintain the combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy.

The meeting at the beginning of the year should set the tone for the entire next year. Agricultural documents have been made known to all walks of life in the colony through major newspapers, and the discussion is increasing.

Alisa, the commissioner of West Malaysia, and Eder, the commissioner of East Malaysia, brought out the demographic data, compiled the census of each state and special city, and discussed the population problem of the colony with Alan Wilson.

The two major parts of the British Malayan Colony were the Malay Peninsula and part of the island of Kalimantan, commonly known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. Alisa and Edel seemed to be on the same level, but in fact the colonies Eighty percent of the population is in the Malay Peninsula, and Alisa has many more things to do than Edel.

However, East Malaysia is the hardest-hit area facing Indonesian infiltration.

Edel has a very good relationship with the local British garrison, which is another aspect that reflects his importance.

"There are 9.5 million people in West Malaysia, 2.4 million in East Malaysia, and the current statistics of the colonies are 12 million. It is definitely in places where the statistics cannot be counted, but it is similar. Compared with before, More than two million newborns were born. It’s a very rapid data, and it only lasts a few years.” Edel reported with statistics from various states and special cities, “The proportion of Chinese and Malays has basically remained unchanged.”

"The colonial population is growing very fast!" Alyssa asked after hearing this. "I wonder if there are any domestic data for comparison."

"The population count in 1946 was 48.5 million, and last year's figure was 51.1 million. The population count in Greater London is slowly declining, and the permanent population is decreasing." Alan Wilson knew this interaction The data was directly told to two subordinates.

"Looking at it this way, the population of the Malayan colony is growing too fast. With a base of less than 10 million, the new population is the same as the mainland." Edel took a breath, "Do you want to think of a way?"

After the World War, baby booms occurred in various countries. The fertility rate in North America climbed to 3.5. In Japan, 1.6 million babies were born every year. Of course, a baby boom also occurred in Europe, but it was not as exaggerated as in North America.

The UK seems to have a small population growth, which is entirely due to the wave of immigration. Many people choose to immigrate to other white English-speaking countries, so it does not look conspicuous. If we really want to compare, British Malaya should be compared with Australia, which has the same population base.

Australia's population is still over nine million, and it still receives a lot of British immigrants. The Malayan colony, which was also close to 10 million, now has 12 million people.

And this wave of population growth is definitely not over yet. How old are men and women of childbearing age? There will be at least another ten years of golden age, and it is inevitable that the population of the colony will increase.

Regarding the worries of the two subordinates, Alan Wilson said optimistically, "It doesn't matter. Although the fertility rate is high, the base is here, so there is no need to worry. The native population is four times that of the colony. Malaya will be in a few decades." It’s impossible to catch up.”

"It's hard to say!" Alyssa felt that things were not optimistic. "A person can get married when he is eighteen or nineteen years old. When the current children grow up, it will actually be ten years later."

"This is based on maintaining high growth." Alan Wilson said with a smile, "It won't be so easy. The ideas of the next generation are definitely different from those of this generation. Such a growth rate is unsustainable. , you thought it was India?”

In fact, India's fertility rate has also dropped significantly in the 21st century. Of course, this is something that the Indian government can control. As for the uncontrolled households that cannot be controlled, there is no way to count them.

If you want to suppress the population, you don't necessarily need administrative orders. Many methods are more effective than administrative orders and can achieve the same effect.

When Japan's economy was booming, Japanese women were so arrogant. The skills of this boxer that had lasted twenty years were much more powerful than those of European and American boxers in the same period. In the end, the bubble exploded and they fell to their knees.

However, some of the methods in his mind may not necessarily work in Malaya. Boxer's idea was used, but he was promoting conservatism in the Malayan colony.

The idea of ​​​​initiating the real estate economy is not good. The Malayan colony has 500,000 square kilometers and a population of 12 million. Even if we indoctrinate parents of this generation to buy houses for their children, it will be useless. There are more than 20 people per square kilometer. How to get into real estate?

But there are still ways, and starting with education is a good way. Modern Chinese people firmly believe that if they fall behind, they will be beaten.

Not boxing or playing real estate, cutting leeks from the cost of education is absolutely acceptable to the Chinese, and the Chinese are absolutely willing to spend money on this.

Moreover, Britain can still do this. It is inevitable that Britain's education is not as good as that of the United States. It is still possible to cause trouble in a colony.

"But I shouldn't be the commissioner by then. How to harvest these strong wheat depends on you." Alan Wilson looked very optimistic about you and said full of longing, "In fact, we should all thank Malaya. The colony solved the livelihood problems of 30,000 civil servants. Otherwise, if British India became independent, we would be unemployed."

Increasing the cost of education is only a means. The key lies in whether the distribution is fair. Alan Wilson believes that a major reason for the baby boom in various countries after the war was that Germany suffered heavy losses when it participated in the war, and all participating countries except the United States were in a mess.

For people from all over the world who have lost almost everything, the vast majority of people are empty-handed, which is equivalent to the proletarians who have only lost their shackles. In this environment, men and women with clean pockets and faces will not find fault with each other, and naturally there is no ground for fistfights.

The United States, on the other hand, has gained a lot of war wealth and has a huge amount of wealth to support the baby boom.

As wealth accumulates again, inequality will gradually accumulate, and boxing, real estate, and education will gradually emerge in an endless stream to sharpen the knife against leeks.

As long as the exploitation is ruthless enough, no leek will slip through the net. Alan Wilson remembers that later generations made statistics on the family trees of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and one-third of the members of the family tree were ultimately inexhaustible. As long as the oppression is severe enough, it is impossible not to reduce the population.

Even India, which has a caste system, can prove this. When the caste system was established, the number of untouchables must have been far greater than today. However, after thousands of years, the number of untouchables was less than one-fifth of the entire population. The number of castes increased, so the caste system was forced to involute, and Shudras became the de facto bottom.

With the historical knowledge of the two ancient civilizations, Alan Wilson did not believe that the problem of colonial population expansion was unsolvable.

It's just that the leeks are not yet lush, so it's not time to start.

Seeing their immediate boss so ordinary and confident, Alyssa and Edel couldn't say anything.

"The task now is to do everything possible to promote rapid development. You will know when the time comes. I am not blindly optimistic."

Alan Wilson spoke to comfort him, raised his watch to look at it, tapped his wrist with his finger and said, "Look, it's time to get off work. We must strictly abide by the off-duty hours. Prime Minister Attlee called for the establishment of a socialist community of Great Britain."